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authorUlrich Drepper <drepper@gmail.com>2010-10-03 22:30:11 -0400
committerPetr Baudis <pasky@suse.cz>2010-11-09 02:31:01 +0100
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Remove specific binutils version recommendation in INSTALL file.
(cherry picked from commit 10be4851911a00cca422c173788bce9a13dbde8e)
-rw-r--r--INSTALL6
1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index 8d61b3e489..555e36e195 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -317,11 +317,12 @@ build the GNU C library:
      Check the FAQ for any special compiler issues on particular
      platforms.
 
-   * GNU `binutils' 2.15 or later
+   * GNU `binutils'
 
      You must use GNU `binutils' (as and ld) to build the GNU C library.
      No other assembler or linker has the necessary functionality at the
-     moment.
+     moment.  The configure scripts checks for the appropriate version
+     for the platform.  Too-old versions will prevent building glibc.
 
    * GNU `texinfo' 3.12f
 
@@ -460,4 +461,3 @@ or the manual has a bug, so report the disagreement.  If you find any
 errors or omissions in this manual, please report them to the bug
 database.  If you refer to specific sections of the manual, please
 include the section names for easier identification.
-